Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lagittadak

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (to lay) and further derived with *-ttadak.

Verb[edit]

*lagittadak (stem *lagitta-)

  1. to place, to put down

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: laittaa
  • Ingrian: laittaa
  • Karelian:
  • Votic: laitta

Etymology 2[edit]

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lahaną and further derived with *-ttadak, or of the same origin as etymology 1.

Verb[edit]

*lagittadak (stem *lagitta-)

  1. to criticize

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “laittaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN